According to Chapter 15's discussion about the women's movement in the United States,
a. the National Organization for Women is a US organization that focuses on gender discrimination in the workplace.
b. the second wave of the women's movement was partly inspired by the civil rights movement and other social justice concerns.
c. during the current decade, the people who are active in the feminist movement tend to agree with each other on almost all important issues.
d. the backlash against feminism has led to some useful modifications of the basic feminist principles.
Question 2In the 1800s, the early feminist movement in North America,
a. was inspired by the anti-slavery movement.
b. actually developed the legislation that allowed US women to vote, just 20 years later.
c. focused on eliminating Black men's right to vote.
d. led to the founding of the National Organization for Women in 1865.
Question 3The first wave of the feminist movement in this continent grew out of the
a. Revolutionary War.
b. religious actions of the early 1900s.
c. Free Speech Movement.
d. anti-slavery movement.
Question 4Chapter 15 described a program in which female prisoners had the opportunity to read about philosophy and women's issues, but the government cancelled this program. Which of the following students provides the best overview of this program?
a. Clare: The male prison guards felt that the prisoners no longer respected them..
b. Andrina: The program was too expensive to continue, although the early results were slightly positive..
c. Nadar: Unfortunately, the program made the women more likely to show both overt and relational aggression..
d. Denyel: When the program was operating, the women spent time reading; without the program, they spent time fighting..
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